Barcelona look set to reduce club legends Ronaldinho and Rivaldo's roles as club ambassadors following their support for a right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate.

The 2002 World Cup winners are regarded as icons in Catalonia, and frequently appear in marketing roles, sponsorship initiatives, club events and Legends' matches as two of the most recognisable faces in Barca's recent history.

But, according to Spanish publication Sport , the fact that they've thrown their weight behind Jair Bolsonaro as a future president of Brazil has angered those in the corridors of power at the Nou Camp.

They don't want to be seen to be associated with Bolsonaro, who has been accused of racism, misogyny and homophobia and has been dubbed 'Brazil's Donald Trump' .

Ronaldinho are Rivaldo in action in the 2002 World Cup (Image: Reuters)

The pair in action in a charity game against Manchester United last year (Image: BARRENA/AFP/Getty Images)

The latest polls give Bolsonaro a commanding lead over left-leaning rival Fernando Haddad, taking 59 per cent of the popular vote compared to his opponent's 41 per cent.

The 63-year-old Bolsonaro is a seven-term congressmen who is a defender of the military dictatorship Brazil was under between 1964 and 1985.

He has pitched himself as the anti-establishment candidate and is making headway as Brazilians turn against Haddad's Workers Party, which has become embroiled in corruption charges following the imprisonment of its founder, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, last year.

Both players won the Ballon d'Or at the Nou Camp, with Rivaldo lifting it in 1999 and Ronaldinho in 2005, while they also both won two La Liga titles each, with Ronaldinho adding the Champions League in 2006.